Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provides a information convention in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026.
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Politicians and world leaders together with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are gathering in Washington to satisfy with President Donald Trump whereas on the town to honor the late Sen. Lindsey Graham at his funeral service Tuesday.
At Trump’s invitation, Netanyahu flew to Washington on Monday for the service, his workplace introduced. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy additionally plans to attend the Washington funeral, MS NOW reported, citing a White Home official.
Each leaders are planning to satisfy with Trump throughout their respective visits. These conferences may give Netanyahu and Zelenskyy an opportunity to push their agendas on Trump amid world conflicts within the Center East and Ukraine. Every man has had earlier successes securing Trump’s purchase in for his or her positions in earlier direct conversations.
For Zelenskyy, the go to comes as U.S. and Ukrainian officers have been discussing new peace proposals to finish the struggle in Ukraine, which started with Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion.
For Netanyahu, who final got here to Washington in February, the assembly is an opportunity to debate the Iran struggle — the place preventing is at present at at a halt. Monday marks the third day since any U.S. strikes have been reported in Iran, and the 2 international locations look like holding a pause.
The 2 conflicts overlapped over the weekend when Ukraine killed a sailor after its navy struck an Iranian business vessel within the Caspian Sea. The vessel was transporting weapons to assist Russia, Kyiv stated. Tehran, nonetheless, described the incident as a “hostile and felony act.” Iranian International Minister Abbas Araghchi stated in an X submit Sunday that Israel was the motive force in Ukrainian assault.
In the course of the assembly, Netanyahu plans to debate Israel’s safety and power with Trump, he wrote in an X submit on Monday.
“Our purpose is obvious: to safeguard Israel’s safety, strengthen its energy, and increase the circle of peace round us,” he stated in his submit. He additionally wrote that he can pay his respects to Graham throughout his go to, who he described as a “true buddy.”
Netanyahu stated in a separate X submit after Graham’s demise, that the late senator, who served on the International Relations Committee, “understood that the safety of Israel and America are inseparable.”
Graham died proper after he had returned from a visit to Ukraine the place he was assembly with Zelenskyy about U.S. sanctions on Russia. He died of an aortic dissection the night of July 11, CNBC beforehand reported.
Zelenskyy was “deeply saddened” to be taught of the information, he stated in a July 12 submit on X.
“He visited Ukraine ten instances in the course of the years of Russia’s full-scale invasion and was right here with our individuals when it was most wanted,” Zelenskyy stated. “We remained in fixed dialogue, and I’ll miss our conversations.”
Zelenskyy additionally praised Graham as an advocate for “bipartisan and bicameral help for Ukraine.”
Two funerals for Graham
Graham’s Washington funeral service will likely be on Tuesday on the Washington Nationwide Cathedral. After that, his stays will likely be transported to his house state of South Carolina for a second service on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Air Power servicemembers will carry Graham’s stays into the Capitol the place he will likely be acknowledged for his years of public service, his workplace introduced. Graham’s stays will then be transported for the cathedral funeral service, which is able to embrace an handle from Trump.
Members of the general public can view each ceremonies by way of livestream, in response to Graham’s workplace.
On Wednesday, there will likely be a funeral procession exterior South Carolina’s statehouse in Columbia, the place members of the general public are invited to pay their respects. The occasion will embrace an F-16 flyover from the 169th Fighter Wing of the McEntire Joint Nationwide Guard Base and a regulation enforcement presentation, Graham’s workplace stated. The late senator was an Air Power veteran.
The procession will likely be adopted by a funeral service on the First Baptist Church of Columbia. Lastly, the household could have a personal burial in Pickens County, S.C.
“I’m grateful to all those that have come collectively to assist honor and keep in mind Lindsey,” Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., stated in a July 15 assertion. The late senator’s sister changed him within the Senate on July 14 after being appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. She is now working for a full six-year-term, with Trump’s endorsement.
Darline Graham thanked Senate management, Trump, the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the venues internet hosting companies for “going above and past to make sure these will likely be honorable tributes to Lindsey.”
